Tag Archives: business
mBox becomes eFax
At some stage during July, my internet fax and voicemail provider mBox sold out to eFax. I’ve searched my inbox and can’t see any record of correspondence advising me of this. I had been an mBox customer since February 2004. … Continue reading
The collapse of Great Southern
For anyone reading this from outside Australia, Great Southern is an agribusiness company which recently went into receivership. Along with another failed company, Timbercorp, it owns a lot of land in the Green Triangle region of South East South Australia … Continue reading
Young Woman of the Year Awards
I came across a link to the YEN Young Woman of the Year Awards. Being Sunday, I took the time to visit and read the profiles for nominees in the categories for business and community vision. None inspired me particularly, … Continue reading
Meet a mining man
Perth woman Angela Nathan will launch a new website MeetAMiningMan.com.au on May 30. The aim is to “increase the likelihood of successful, happy relationships in WA within the current resources boom”. The website will “provide a link between single men … Continue reading
Automatic subscription fees
I’ve been caught out several times in the past year with businesses and organisations taking automatic payments from my credit card for subscription services. It always makes me feel a mixture of silly and peeved. Silly that I didn’t read … Continue reading
Monkey business
According to BBC News, the deputy mayor of Delhi has died after failing to defend himself from a horde of wild monkeys: SS Bajwa suffered serious head injuries when he fell from the first-floor terrace of his home on Saturday … Continue reading
GoPC virtual operating system
I discovered an intriguing new technology gadget tonight thanks to the Google ads on my own site. It’s called GoPC and it’s a virtual operating system that provides a free service for accessing programs and data storage online. It uses … Continue reading
